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Nana Redell
This group helped me find out some cemetery information about my grandfather. He is buried in Bayside Cemetery Queens NY Gate10. I dont have a plot number.
I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to walk in this area and see if they can find a head stone for his. I have been told that the Gate 10 area is not large. I would be most grateful if someone could do this for me. Looking for Max Lefkowitz, died and buried May 5, 1933 Sincerely , Nayna Redell MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately There is information in JewishGen's Database on Bayside Cemetary: http://data.jewishgen.org/imagedata/jowbr/USA-02387/BaysideArea.html
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Hello all
My relative died in Miami in 1962 while vacationing; his son disinterred him in 1963 to transfer him elsewhere (this was confirmed by Mount Nebo Miami cemetery staff)- nobody knows to where. The funeral home, per his death certificate, was Gordon Funeral Home and they've been defunct for some decades. I was in touch with a sales person for the Mt Nebo - Kendall cemetery there there but they did not inherit any records from the old place. Would someone know where the records are? I read a similar post here the other day about a different defunct funeral home that stated that the records went to the Jewish Society of that state or county. Would it be the same for Florida? Can anyone direct me please? There is only one grand daughter alive but she does not know where he is buried. His brother is buried in the Zhashkower Society in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Queens but he himself is not there. I already checked Find a grave, Billiongraves, asked at his son's cemetery in Roxbury, Massachusetts and around Spring Valley, NY, where my relative lived. I also sent an email to Division of Funeral, Cemetery,and Consumer Services in Florida but they don't keep such old records. Thank you in advance, Shosh Eizenshtein, Toronto MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply private;y Searching for CHARAS, BALBIRER, KESSLER, STEPPEL in Lisko (Lesko) and KNOBEL in Bukowsko (Poland); MITNIK, REKUN, KANTERMAN in Zhashkow (Tarasha), Bogopol, Olviopol, Golta, Pervomaysk (Kherson) Russian Empire
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Larry Freund
Israeli filmmaker Larry Price produced a film, “Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers,” a few years ago, described as “the original and in-depth 59-minute documentary about the 150,000 men of Jewish origin who served in the Warmacht, the German Army, during WWII.” More at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/hitlersjewishsoldiers
Larry Freund New York, NY
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amalinawolff@...
I believe this was the case for my great-uncle as well. He was from Berlin: his mother was Jewish but father was likely Catholic. I know that he survived as there are documents in his name from West Germany in the mid-1980's, however I've never been able to track him down beyond those brief and dead-end records. He was conscripted in 1944, when the regime was at its most desperate.
I have read the book, but wish it was a bit easier to research this stuff online. Maybe it will be for my children, at least...?
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David Brostoff
On Aug 7, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Plevine300 via groups.jewishgen.org <PLevine300=aol.com@...> wrote:
If you create a virtual memorial on FindAGrave, you can request a photo from a local volunteer. David Brostoff
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Kalman Kinnory
#israel
astupay@...
Looking for information on Kalmon Kinnory, a noted violinist, who was born in the UK, with a different name, and later immigrated to Israel in the 1950s .
Arthur Stupay
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Re: Deutsch family tree on Geni going back to the 14th century
#hungary
Peroxideman@...
I had the same problem with the managers not answering. Then, I discovered that the information for two Leopold Deutsch were mixed together in what they put on Geni. So, I’ve disconnected my tree from the incorrect Leopold Deutsch and all his ancestors. I have documentation for the correct one.
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Re: Hebrew translation on gravestone
#translation
Susan&David
Here lies
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Our dear mother, an important woman, Mrs. Yenta daughter of Reuven Died 11 Av 5688 May her soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. (acronym) David Rosen Boston,MA
On 8/7/2021 12:38 PM, dbpdallas via
groups.jewishgen.org wrote:
Hello,
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Plevine300
My grandfather, who escaped to Ecuador during the Holocaust wore a German Uniform.
My Grandmother (his wife, who escaped with him to Ecuador, her brother, fought in WW1 for Germany and died in France. I have found the cemetery in France where he is buried. I don't know it off hand but I have it somewhere on my computer. I wish I could travel there and take a photo of his grave. He would be my great Uncle. They did not return the bodies to Germany in those days but buried soldiers where they died.
Paulette Levine
Houston, TX
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Hebrew translation on gravestone
#translation
dbpdallas@...
Hello,
Would someone be able to translate the inscription on Yetta Kriegel's marker?  Thank you and kind regards, David Passman Dallas, Texas
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Re: Deutsch family tree on Geni going back to the 14th century
#hungary
Vivian Kahn
The three "researchers" listed as managers of this tree are notorious for harvesting records and not bothering to include sources. Your best bet is to identify most-recent common ancestor and do your own research. I am connected to Anna through marriage between my great-grandmother's brother-in-law who was a SINGER. The SPITZ and POLACSEK families found in this tree arrived in Hungary from Moravia in the early 18th century.
Vivian Kahn, Santa Rosa, California Researching families including: BERKOVICS/BERKOWITZ/ROTH/GROSZ. Avas Ujvaros, Hungary/Orasu Nou, Romania KAHAN/JOSIPOVITS/DUB, Sziget, Kabolacsarda, Nagyvarad, Hungary/Sighet, Ciarda, Oradea, Romania KOHN/Zbegnyo/ Zbehnov, Tarnoka/Trnavka, Slovakia; Cleveland LEFKOVITS/Kolbasa/Brezina, Slovakia MOSKOVITS/Honkocz, Szobranc, Osztro, Kassa, Hungary/Chonkovce, Sobrance, Ostrov, Kosice, Slov., Nyiregyhaza, Hungary ELOVITS/Hornya, Hungary/Horna, Slovakia NEUMANN/Szeretva, Kereszt, Nagymihaly, Miskolc, Hung./Sobrance, Kristy, Stretavka, Michalovce, Slov. POLACSEK/Hunfalu, Hungary/Huncovce, Slovakia SPITZ/Nikolsburg/Mikulov, Prosnitz/Prostejov, Moravia/Czech Republic; Kismarton/Eisenstadt, Hungary/Austria; Hunfalu,Hungary//Huncovce, Slovakia
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Re: Records of Nowy Zmigrod
#poland
If you suspect that you have relatives in Nowy Zmigrod there is a wonderful KahilaLinks site available on JewishGen with a wide variety of information available. I would highly recommend taking a look.
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Looking for information Warnick/Vernik from Zvenigorod, Cherkassy Oblast, Ukraine
#ukraine
Looking for information/descendants for Warnick/Vernik from Zvenigorod, Cherkassy Oblast, Ukraine.
Todd Warnick tw8855@...
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Re: New Look at the Question of Sephardic and Ashkenazic Genetics
#sephardic
#dna
No doubt. Preliminary findings are what may lead to conclusions of interest, no? The determination of Sephrdic is multi-factorial: ancestral geography, langauge, culture, names, religious practices, and needs to be established on a case by case basis. There is no single criterium I can give you. Self-identification as Sephardic is a good place to begin.
-- Adam Cherson
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Re: New Belarus records
#belarus
mindyoc
Any plans to add Vitebsk?
Mindy Yochelson Arlington, Va.
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Re: New Belarus records
#belarus
Ellen Caplan
Could be Bassie (my grandmother’s sister's name, in Galicia). Or how about Rivka aka Rebecca (which could have been changed to Beckie but possibly also to Bessie). Or Blume (my grandmother’s name in Latvia, which she changed to Beckie). Or any other Yiddish name with a B (Brocha, Breine, Bayla ) - Bessie seems to have been a common choice in America.
-- Ellen Caplan Ottawa, Canada Researching: EISENBERG, NAGLER, GINIGER, KLINGER: Mielnica, Ustye Biscupie, & Zalescie, Galicia; BREGER, LIEBMAN/ LEBMAN: Gomel & area, Belarus; PARADISGARTEN, SOLOMON: Tukums & Mitau, Latvia
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Re: Burial Permit - Amsterdam Diemen Cemetery
#general
r.peeters
Try https://www.joodsamsterdam.nl/begraafplaats-diemen/
Ron Peeters(NL)
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A Different Theory on The Name KALMAN
#sephardic
#names
Herbert Danziger
I have recently tested for maternal DNA at FTDNA and my haplogroup has come back as U6a7a1b, the Sepahardic Cluster. My maternal line is most recently from Lituiania, specifically Seredzius, and the earliest complete name in my maternal DNA line is my grandmother Minnie Jacobson (1873-1938). Her father was Kalman Yakobson (1831-1898). He was married to Rive Pese (no known surname) (1833-1908). In researching possible Sephardic Spanish roots I came across the surname Colmenero which is listed as a Sephardic name.. It is my theory that the name Colmenero possibly evolved from Colmenero to Colmen to Colman to Kolman to Kalman. In searching JGen Lithuania it appears that these names as well as similar ones have been used as both given and surnames over the years. I would like to make contact with JGenners who have Lithuanian, Spanish, Mexican ancestry and have similar names in their family tree. I have already made contact with Mexican / Spanish Conversos who have Colmenero in their trees as well. Their trees go back to the 1400s and 1500s. Looking forward
-- Herbert K. Danziger hkdcfd@... MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately
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Jay Osborn
Just posted on the Gesher Galicia Map Room: A full-color 1852
cadastral map of the small Galician town of Medyka (now a Polish border checkpoint for crossing to and from Ukraine): https://maps.geshergalicia.org/cadastral/medyka-1852/ In addition to its modern importance as a border town, Medyka has historical importance as a stopping point on the road (and later rail line) between the major Galician cities of Przemyśl and Lemberg/Lwów/Lviv. Despite its small size, two decades before the town was surveyed in 1852 it already had established what was probably the first formal gardening school in Galicia; the variety of well-developed garden sections are shown in beautiful detail just north of the residential center on this historical map. This stitched digital composite map was assembled and presented in interactive format by Gesher Galicia. Images for this historical map were provided to Gesher Galicia by the Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu. To see many more cadastral maps of Galician cities, towns, and villages in full detail, visit the Gesher Galicia Map Room: https://maps.geshergalicia.org/ Jay Osborn Gesher Galicia Digital Maps Manager Lviv, Ukraine
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Moriah Amit
Interested in the history of American Jewish organizations? Next Tuesday (8/10) at 3:30 pm Eastern Time, tune into the Center for Jewish History's Facebook page for the next episode of Genealogy Coffee Break. Learn how to research and access records of notable American Jewish organizations held at the Center for Jewish History. We welcome you to pose your questions to our librarians during the live broadcast. There is no registration or link. To join the live webinar, click "Follow" or "Like" on the top of the Center's Facebook page to be alerted when the video starts and return to this page at 3:30 pm ET. Note: If the alert doesn't appear or if you don't have a Facebook account, you can still watch the webinar on our Facebook videos page once it goes live. Catch up on the entire series here.
-- Moriah Amit Senior Genealogy Librarian, Center for Jewish History New York, NY mamit@...
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